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Über ESA ESA Fakten und ZahlenDienste KalenderAnmelden
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 | MetOp is a series of three new polar-orbiting satellites to be launched sequentially starting in 2006. The series forms the space segment of the EUMETSAT Polar System and represents the European contribution to a new cooperation with the USA marking a new era in global weather monitoring and forecasting.
MetOp-A was launched on 19 October 2006 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on a Soyuz ST rocket with a Fregat upper stage.
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|  | Mehr zum Thema Neuer Startversuch für Europas ersten polaren WettersatellitenDie Nutzlast auf MetOp-AESAPod Interview mit Andreas Rudolph, Flugdirektor B der MetOp-Mission (mp3, 4.6MB)Links zum Thema ESA-Seite zu MetOp (eng.)EUMETSATEADS-AstriumNOAACNESStarsem
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